frown upon

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Verb

frown upon

1. (transitive) To disapprove of.

   Baiting fish is not illegal in this state, but strongly frowned upon.

Synonyms

• frown on
• frown at

Translations

• French: désapprouver, réprouver, voir d'un bon œil
• German: missbilligen, verpönen, unbeliebt sein, nicht gutheißen
• Italian: indispettire, disapprovare, corrucciare, corrucciarsi
• Portuguese: torcer o nariz
• Russian: осуждать
• Spanish: desaprobar, estar mal visto

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